Thirteen people filed to run for elected offices by filing Tuesday at the San Miguel County Clerk's office — although a couple of the current office holders were not among them.

San Miguel Sheriff Gary Gold was not among the office holders who decided to file Tuesday to run in the June 5 election. The longtime Las Vegas Police officer and chief and West Las Vegas Schools board member will serve out the only four-year term he's held in the months ahead and then yield to one of three candidates who filed to run Tuesday.

There could be so many places to start in praising the hard work of everyone committed to (or associated with) the Pecos High School boys basketball program. From the young men who set the actual screens and blocked the shots on the court to the adults who stood up for the program and led by example, to every screaming gradeschool-age supporter, it takes a special effort to win back-to-back state championships.

Thursday, March 8
The monthly board meeting of the El Creston Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association will be held at 7 p.m., 49 Mira Sol, Ojitos Frios Ranches subdivision. The public is welcome to attend. The agenda will be posted 72 hours in advance on www.elcreston.org.

In 2003, filmmaker Michael Moore spoke to an enthusiastic, supportive crowd, mostly University of New Mexico students, at Albuquerque’s Popejoy Hall. He took some questions, including one about abortion.

Moore opined that he regularly “exercises his right shut the (expletive) up,” and lets women make their own decisions about their bodies and physical and mental health.

There are plenty of helpful tasks men can complete to help further the“#MeToo” movement. One of those tasks is to be quiet and listen.

As Aristotle is purported to have said, “Where your talents and the world’s needs meet, there you will find your destiny.”

This year three women who have found their destiny in New Mexico each received $1000 from the Las Vegas branch of the American Association of University Women, which annually awards scholarships to nontraditional female students studying at Highlands University.